Bourbon And Whiskey Are More Different Than You Might Think
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Foodie ^
| Jan 14, 2024 | Chelsea Jackle
A fact to nail down right off the bat when finding the dividing line between these two spirits is that ... all bourbon is whiskey, but not all whiskey is bourbon. To
explain — whiskey is a catch-all term for spirits distilled from fermented grain mash; this can include any combination of grains — think corn, rye, barley, and wheat. Bourbon is a subcategory of whiskey with distinctive details. According to the American Bourbon Association, for whiskey to earn the bourbon label, it must contain at least 51% corn in its grain mix. Additionally, it needs to be: distilled to...
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East Tennessee moonshine brand recreates Popcorn Sutton’s infamous ‘likker’ and bourbon
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Knoxville News Sentinel ^
| November 7, 2023 | Ryan Wilusz
In the final years of his legendary life, Popcorn Sutton put his wife up on a pedestal – and on the catwalk above the 2,500-gallon pots where his moonshine was being distilled. It’s
only fitting the woman the notorious moonshiner was sweet on learned to stir the sugar. “He made the best moonshine this side of the Mississippi, and I don’t care what anybody else says,” Pam Sutton told Knox News. “A lot of these so-called moonshiners would come and buy it from Popcorn and take it back home and sell it as their own and tell people they made...
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As drinkers shift to spirits, Molson Coors acquires a bourbon maker
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Channel 3000 News/CNN ^
| August 8, 2023 | CNN Staff
Molson Coors, best known for brewing Coors Light and Miller Lite, is acquiring Blue Run Spirits, a cult favorite high-end bourbon and rye whiskey brand, for an undisclosed price, exclusively told to CNN. It’s part of the company’s pivot to becoming a broader beverage company focusing on drinks beyond beer, especially since
US spirit sales surpassed beer sales last year for the first time ever. Blue Run is a Kentucky-based startup that makes premium bourbon whiskeys with prices ranging from $100 to $250 for a bottle. Five people came together that have a “common love” for bourbon and created the...
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NATIONAL BOURBON DAY – June 14
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National Day Calendar ^
| June 14, 2023 | Staff
(Last Updated On: June 9, 2023) NATIONAL BOURBON DAY | JUNE 14 On June 14th, National Bourbon Day recognizes the Official Spirit of America. Like Scotch, Cognac, and some other spirits, Bourbon must meet certain standards and be produced in a specific geographical region to earn its name. Bourbon
is a whiskey that can only be called by the word when it is distilled in the United States. For a distiller to legally label their whiskey as “Bourbon,” they must meet specific criteria. #NationalBourbonDay The whiskey must be 51 percent corn. The distiller must story the whiskey in new (not...
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Alex Jones is Releasing His Own Bourbon Called ‘Conspiracy’
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The Gateway Pundit ^
| November 26, 2022 | Cassandra Fairbanks
Infowars host Alex Jones is creating his own bourbon called “Conspiracy.” According to famed whiskey expert Fred Minnick, Jones’ bourbon was approved by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) two weeks ago. Minnick
is a judge on the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, World Whiskies Awards and is the former lead American whiskey reviewer for Whiskey Advocate. “This just in. Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is starting a bourbon called ‘Conspiracy,’ to which the TTB gave federal label approval two weeks ago. Thoughts?” Minnick tweeted. Minnick added that it is a Kentucky Straight Bourbon and will hit stores...
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Russell’s Reserve’s First 13-Year-Old Bourbon Sold Out in a Flash. Now It’s Getting a Sequel.
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Robb Report ^
| July 6, 2022 | Jonah Flicker
Last year's release is going for up to $1,000 on the secondary market.Russell's Reserve 13-Year-Old BourbonRussell's Reserve When you think of exorbitantly expensive and frustratingly elusive bourbon, the usual brands come to mind: Pappy Van Winkle, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, Old Forester Birthday Bourbon. But Russell’s Reserve, part of the Wild Turkey
family, has made its mark on the world of extreme bourbon fandom with the second release of its highly coveted 13-year-old expression. Russell’s Reserve 13-Year-Old Bourbon is the oldest age statement offering from the brand, and people went crazy for it when it first came out last year....
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McConnell gives Old Crow bourbon as Kentucky Derby gift in nod to Trump’s nickname
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The hill ^
| 05/05/2022 | Caroline Vakil
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who took his turn hosting the Senate Republicans’ luncheon on Thursday, the week of the Kentucky Derby, gave members bottles of Old Crow bourbon in a nod to the nickname former President Trump frequently uses for him
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How Bourbon Rose From a Humble Grain To Embody American Exceptionalism
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Townhall.com ^
| July 20, 2021 | Salena Zito
BOURBON COUNTY, Ky. -- About 250 years ago, farmers looking for a way to make their surplus corn crop profitable decided to distill it. Today,
that leftover grain has become a billion-dollar industry and a symbol of the Bluegrass State's identity, economy and culture. "How bourbon came about is (what) ... the American spirit looks like: business, independence, freedom, a little bit of luck and a lot of perseverance," said Justin Thompson. Thompson and his colleague Justin Sloan are the proprietors of The House of Bourbon, the world's largest bourbon store, located on West Main Street in Lexington right across...
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Songs about Bourbon
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Mental Floss ^
IOGRAPHIES LISTS AMAZING FACTS STORE Songs about Bourbon BY ERICA PALAN APRIL 15, 2021 ThinkStock THINKSTOCK It's way past happy hour, but it's not too late to celebrate an important moment in the history of alcohol. On
this day in 1789, Elijah Craig first produced whiskey from distilled maize in Bourbon County, Kentucky. So settle down, turn up the volume and raise a glass to Kentucky and corn. One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer Famously covered by George Thorogood, this call-and-response song was originally written by Rudy Toombs and recorded by Amos Milburn in 1953. Whiskey Bar "Alabama Song (Whiskey...
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Florida man denies drinking and driving, says he only swigged bourbon at stop signs
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NBC15 News ^
| July 10th 2018 | WPMI Web Staff
The Smoking Gun reports an inebriated motorist assured Florida police that he was not drinking while driving, but only swigging from a bottle of Jim Beam bourbon when his vehicle paused at stop signs and traffic signals, according to a police report. Earle
Gustavas Stevens, 69, was arrested two weeks ago for driving his Mercury Grand Marquis while under the influence. The Vero Beach resident was nabbed after a driver called 911 to report that Stevens’s car repeatedly tapped her bumper while they were in a McDonald’s drive-thru lane. When a sheriff’s deputy contacted Stevens, he reeked of alcohol,...
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The Best Bourbon Whiskeys To Drink On The Rocks
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Uproxx ^
| 2/19/2021 | Zach Johnston
Whiskey purists will likely try and demean you if you drink anything on the rocks or with a little water. They
want you to sip it straight, unchilled. That’s patently ridiculous. Yes, some whiskeys are crafted to be taken neat. But even the super svelte whiskeys out there will likely bloom in the glass with a few drops of water or a single rock. Moreover, a good bourbon on ice can actually lead to a whole new set of flavors. Which is some cool chemistry, when you think about it. What happens is twofold. One, the bourbon materially changes when...
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State lottery open for rare Pappy Van Winkle bourbon
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triblive ^
| 1/4/2021 | JACOB TIERNEY
Whiskey lovers, now is your chance to get your hands on the biggest name in bourbon — but you’ll need plenty of luck to grab a bottle. The
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board opened the annual lottery for Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery’s bourbons and rye whiskey. The most coveted release is the Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve Straight Bourbon 23 Year Old. Sold for $399.99 a bottle, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board has only 23 bottles available — 18 for individuals, and five for bars, restaurants and clubs. The state has about 1,900 bottles of other Van Winkle bourbons and...
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Revealed: the truth at the bottom of a bourbon shot
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Cosmos Magazine ^
| 3/27/20 | Barry Kelly
Revealed: the truth at the bottom of a bourbon shot Scientists discover that spilt Jim Beam has forensic value. Share
Tweet A drop of American whiskey evaporated to form a distinctive web-like pattern of solutes. Adapted from ACS Nano 2020 By Barry KeilyThe mark of a particular bourbon, it turns out, is not its taste, nor its price-point, nor even the clever design on its label.No. Scientists have now demonstrated that what truly distinguishes a drop of Bulleit from a drop of Knob Creek, or a snifter of Jimmy B from a slurp of Wild T is the mark it...
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Jim Beam Bourbon Pours Into Kentucky River After Blaze Destroys Rickhouse; Fire Continues to Burn
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The Weather Channel ^
| July 3, 2019 | AP Staff
A fire that destroyed a Jim Beam rickhouse filled with about 45,000 barrels of aging bourbon in Versailles, Kentucky, continued to burn Thursday and has sent runoff into nearby waterways. Woodford
County Emergency Management Director Drew Chandler said in a telephone interview the only thing left burning is ethanol fumes. Officials believe letting the fumes burn will have less environmental impact than spraying the fire with water, which could wash the bourbon into a nearby creek that flows into the Kentucky River. An unknown amount of bourbon has already entered the water and was clearly visible on the Kentucky River...
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Thousands of barrels of Jim Beam bourbon burn in Kentucky warehouse fire
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CBS News ^
| July 3, 2019
Versailles, Kentucky—A massive fire destroyed a Jim Beam warehouse in northern Kentucky on Wednesday, but officials said no one was injured. Firefighters
were working to extinguish the blaze at a warehouse in Versailles, which is filled with about 45,000 barrels of bourbon. Two barrel warehouses caught fire late Tuesday night. One warehouse initially caught fire with flames spreading to the second structure, Drew Chandler of Woodford County Emergency Management told CBS affiliate WLKY-TV. Crews were able to put one out, but the other kept burning for hours. Chandler said it may have been caused by lightning.
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45K barrels of bourbon reportedly destroyed in Jim Beam warehouse fire
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FOX8.com ^
| Posted 7:23 am, July 3, 2019 | Staff
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Two barrel warehouses at a Jim Beam aging facility burned for hours overnight in Kentucky. WKYT reports the facility caught fire at around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday. One warehouse caught fire, which then spread to a second warehouse. Roughly
45,000 barrels of bourbon were in one of the burning warehouses. Officials said it’s possible the fire was caused by a lightning strike. VERSAILLES, Ky. (WKYT) - Multiple crews are on the scene of a major fire at a bourbon warehouse facility. Massive fire at a Jim Beam warehouse facility in Woodford County Woodford County Emergency Management Director Drew...
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James T. Kirk Bourbon Unveiled As First In New Line Of Star Trek Branded Spirits
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Trek Movie ^
| June 27, 2018 | Staff
Today the Silver Screen Bottling Company announced a new line of officially licensed Star Trek-inspired spirits, kicking off with the launch of a James T. Kirk Straight Bourbon Whiskey. The new Kirk whiskey is described as “an artisan bourbon that celebrates Captain Kirk’s bold spirit of adventure.” The
new Kirk Bourbon is a small batch release selected from choice barrels aged between 4-12 years. According to Silver Screen Bottling, the Star Trek whiskey “exhibits a depth and richness seen in only the finest examples of bourbon with notes of caramel, Asian 5 spice and pecan” which is “crafted with the...
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Portion of Kentucky bourbon warehouse collapses
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business.financialpost.com ^
| 6/22/18 | Bruce Schreiner
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Thousands of whiskey barrels crashed into a massive heap Friday when a large section of a decades-old storage warehouse collapsed at a distillery in the heart of Kentucky bourbon country. The
damaged warehouse at the Barton 1792 Distillery in Bardstown held about 18,000 barrels, and it appeared that up to half the barrels inside were affected, the distillery’s owner said. “We are assessing how many of the impacted barrels can be recovered,” said Amy Preske, a spokeswoman for Sazerac, a Louisiana-based spirits company. “A mix of various distilled products at various ages were stored in that warehouse.”...
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9,000 barrels of aging bourbon crash to ground after collapse at Barton 1792
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WLKY.com ^
| Jun 22, 2018
BARDSTOWN, Ky. — A building collapse at the Barton 1792 distillery in Bardstown sent thousands of bourbon barrels crashing to the ground. Bardstown
fire officials said the collapse happened at Barton 1792 after 11 a.m. Friday. Nelson County Emergency Management spokesman Milt Spalding said about 9,000 barrels of aging bourbon were affected. The building houses about 20,000 barrels of aging bourbon.
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NOPD officers 'whaled on from behind' in Bourbon Street brawl: video(horses in action)
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https://www.nola.com ^
| 6/20/18 | Hanna Krueger
A video of a Saturday night (June 16) "brawl" on Bourbon Street shows New Orleans Police Department officers "getting whaled on from behind" as they try to arrest the instigators, NOPD Commander Nicholas Gernon said.Video of the fight, which resulted in a brief hospitalization of one of the officers whose hip was
injured, also provides, Gernon said, "a good example of what (officers) face and how they deal with it." The video was taken from a nearby business' surveillance camera. The fight, which occurred around 11:20 p.m. among a large crowd that appeared to fill the 500 block of Bourbon...
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